Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit Begins Dec. 5 in Anchorage
The Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit (AYFS) gets underway at the Marriott Hotel in Anchorage on Dec. 5, with three days of intensive training and networking opportunities to train the next generation of commercial fisheries harvesters.
The event is organized by Alaska Sea Grant and includes presentations on a range of topics for those getting into the business of fisheries, from financing fishing vessels and business insurance, to marketing the catch and participating in the Alaska Board of Fisheries and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.
The keynote address is to be delivered by veteran commercial fisherman Duncan Fields, owner of Shoreside Consulting in Kodiak, and a former North Pacific Fisheries Management Council member.
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